document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199216>Question 1199216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^(3/2) - 3x^(1/2) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{x^2} - sqrt{3x} = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After squaring both sides, I got x^3 = 3x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3 - 3x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x^2 - 3) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0 and x^2 - 3 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving x^2 - 3 = 0 for x, I got sqrt|3}, -sqrt{3}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After checking my answers for x, I concludes that the only two solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for x are 0 and sqrt{3}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The textbook answers for x are 0 and 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why am I wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #832974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=832974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are wrong starting from the third line in your post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Comment from student</U> : Why is my third line wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>My response</U> : If you ask such questions, it means that you do not know the necessary basics.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, you do not have a necessary prerequisites to solve such problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In short, you are in wrong class.\r<BR>\n" );
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